The activities in this book reflect childrens real world math experiences--counting candles on a birthday cake, sorting and classifying toys, making sure there is a one-to-one correspondence between children and cookies.
Best-selling, award-winning authors Pam Schiller and Clarissa Willis have teamed up to create this collection of 100 literacy lessons, designed to introduce children ages 3-6 to a variety of literacy concepts and build important literacy skills.
With over 200 games, this indispensable book will help develop areas important for the growth of your 12- to 24-month-old--such as language, creativity, coordination, confidence, problem-solving, gross motor skills, and many more.
In this series, you'll find more creative ways to use a tube sock, milk carton, and other inexpensive things found around the house than you ever imagined.
Based on the latest research about how children learn, this book helps elementary school teachers make their classrooms into creative spaces that facilitate teaching and learning.
Encourage young investigators to feel, listen, smell, taste, and see their way to discovery by seamlessly infusing math and science throughout the school day!
If you've ever tried reading with an infant or toddler, it may look something like this: you sit down on the floor and start reading, and the child pats the pages, chews on the book, or toddles away!
When young children are engaged in imaginative play, they are not just having fun; they are developing skills and concepts that are foundational to their learning.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) came into force in September 2008 and established a framework for providing learning, development and care for children from birth to five.
This 15th volume of "e;Advances in Early Education and Day Care"e; focuses on the implementation of professional development for early childhood educators, describing a number of models for improving early childhood care.
'This book is an essential starting point for practitioners who are new to Circle Time as it includes activities specifically for adults, helping to familiarise themselves with the process' - Early Years Update'This is an excellent book full of practical circle time activities and experiences.
'Chris Athey has made a major contribution to our understanding of how young children think and how educators and parents can best support their learning.
Providing high quality play experiences is an essential part of good early years education, but this can pose a challenge for practitioners who face pressure from a more didactic primary curriculum, and from parents worried that their children will fail to acquire essential skills and knowledge.
'This book is a welcome addition to the field of Early Childhood studies and would appeal to both students and professionals working with children and families in any area.
Using Stories to Build Bridges with Traumatized Children is full of creative ideas for how you can use stories therapeutically with children in counselling, life story work or direct work.
This text provides students of family therapy with a unique opportunity to understand and compare the inner workings of 14 traditional and non-traditional family therapy models.
"e;The authors"e; choice of key elements results in a book that provides knowledge essential for beginning counselors to learn and for experienced counselors to reviewO.
Presents 100+ interventions using creative and expressive arts counseling techniques in school settingsExpressive arts therapies are a rich resource for use with children and adolescents, who are often unresponsive to traditional talk therapy, and highly useful to school counselors who must overcome cultural, language, and ability barriers that are increasingly present in diverse and multicultural school settings.
